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  • Textured graphics can be captured in a flash

    08/31/2008 12:38:12 PM PDT · by neverdem · 9 replies · 294+ views
    NewScientist.com news service ^ | 27 August 2008 | Colin Barras
    The virtual worlds in computer games provide a realistic backdrop to the action. But step too close and the effect is lost – you'll see that textures and patterns are usually displayed on flat surfaces that look dull and artificial. A simpler way to add depth to textured surfaces could change that. The new technique can reconstruct the depth of a surface simply by taking two photos of it – one with a flash and one without (see video, right). Merely analysing the resulting shading patterns can capture the surface's 3D texture. Until now making realistic textures required the use...